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US-11127859

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
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Technical Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a channel structure, a dielectric structure, a gate structure, a first conductive structure, and a second conductive structure. The channel structure has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sidewall extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. The first conductive structure is disposed on the bottom surface of the channel structure and includes a body portion and at least one convex portion, and a top surface of the convex portion is higher than a top surface of the body portion. The second conductive structure is disposed on the top surface of the channel structure and includes a body portion and at least one convex portion, and a bottom surface of the body portion is higher than a bottom surface of the convex portion.

Patent Claims
12 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a channel structure having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sidewall extending from the top surface to the bottom surface; a dielectric structure surrounding the sidewall of the channel structure; a gate structure surrounding the dielectric structure; a first conductive structure disposed on the bottom surface of the channel structure, wherein the first conductive structure comprises a body portion and at least one convex portion, and a top surface of the convex portion of the first conductive structure is higher than a top surface of the body portion of the first conductive structure; and a second conductive structure disposed on the top surface of the channel structure, wherein the second conductive structure comprises a body portion and at least one convex portion, and a bottom surface of the body portion of the second conductive structure is higher than a bottom surface of the convex portion of the second conductive structure, wherein the channel structure comprises at least two concave portions engaged with the convex portion of the first conductive structure and the convex portion of the second conductive structure, respectively.

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2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising: a first isolation structure surrounding a portion of the body portion of the first conductive structure; and a second isolation structure surrounding a portion of the body portion of the second conductive structure.

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3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the top surface of the body portion of the first conductive structure and the bottom surface of the body portion of the second conductive structure is identical to a height of the dielectric structure.

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4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the top surface of the body portion of the first conductive structure and the bottom surface of the body portion of the second conductive structure is smaller than a height of the dielectric structure.

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5. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein a portion of the body portion of the first conductive structure and a portion of the body portion of the second conductive structure are in contact with the dielectric structure.

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6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising: a capacitor electrically connected to the body portion of the first conductive structure or the body portion of the second conductive structure.

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7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a number of the convex portion of the first conductive structure is identical to a number of the convex portion of the second conductive structure.

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8. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the first conductive structure is symmetrical to the second conductive structure with respect to the channel structure.

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9. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a material of the channel structure comprises oxide.

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10. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive structure is made of a material comprising molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, or combinations thereof.

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11. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductive structure is made of a material comprising molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, or combinations thereof.

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12. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the gate structure is made of a material comprising aluminum, chromium, copper, tantalum, tungsten, polysilicon, or combinations thereof.

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Filing Date

June 10, 2019

Publication Date

September 21, 2021

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